So I have looked through too many forums and have changed too many settings in Skyrim to try and fix my lag issue. I am currently running at 15fps max with literally the lowest settings possible. I disabled every single mod and download content, and I also updated Skyrim to the most recent official patch and still I lag like a mofo. My laptop is not even a year old and I see no reason to lag this hard with my specs. I pray that someone on these forums could help solve my issue so I can actually play this game on my laptop with no lag and possibly even at high settings. I understand that my laptop is not the greatest or most powerful, but I know there is something wrong if I still only get 15fps at the lowest possible settings...
My Laptop Specs:
Processor: Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.8 GHZ
Ram: 6 GB
Graphics: Intel HD Grapics 4000
Battery: Charged 100% and Plugged in
Operating System: Windows 7 with highest performance settings
I am wondering if it is just a settings problem or an actual hardware issue. If it has anything to do with my processor speed, could overclocking it a bit possibly help? I seen on a few forums about something called iGPU that would be used instead of the actual graphics card and that could be the issue but I am not big into computer hardware so I wouldn't even know where to begin with that. I will be glad to provide any additional information needed.
If you would like to know how low I put the settings for skyrim: